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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jo finds a note where?

2. What does the editor say does not sell in those days?

3. Where do Amy and Laurie choose to live?

4. Amy begins to look at Laurie as what?

5. What do Jo and Professor Bhaer use their new house for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jo's rude actions in chapter twenty-six hurt Amy in chapter twenty-seven?

2. How does Alcott show, through Jo's progression in the book, that women can have many roles in life?

3. When Beth gets increasingly depressed and upset, how does Jo plan to raise Beth's spirits in chapter twenty-eight?

4. How does Mrs. March's sixtieth birthday celebration, in the final chapter, mirror the Christmas festivities in the first chapter of the book?

5. How does Professor Bhaer effect Jo's character and her choices in chapter thirty?

6. How does Jo feel about romantic pursuits, and how do her actions compare or contrast to that?

7. What is Jo's reaction, in chapter thirty-seven, after Beth's death?

8. How, in chapter thirty-four, does Amy help Laurie to see himself for who he is and who he used to be and change accordingly?

9. How does Jo react to the news that Laurie and Amy are engaged.

10. Contrast Professor Bhaer with Laurie. What could possibly draw Jo to one over the other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jo is the central character in the story. Her choices are essential to the plot. Choose one of the following scenarios and describe how you think the story might have ended up had Jo made that choice. Use elements from the existing plot to back up your assumptions.

1. Jo marries Laurie.

2. Jo never marries anyone.

Essay Topic 2

Meg's attitude early on in the book is, perhaps, the best representation of the attitude of typical girls of the time. Do you agree with how much value she placed on what was proper and what other people might think of her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Shy, timid Beth's character may not seem as well developed as everyone else in the book, but she plays an integral role. How do you feel about her death and what it represented to the rest of the March girls, especially Jo?

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